Salutation
1The elder to the beloved Gaius, whom I love in truth.G4245Gaius Commended for His Hospitality
2Beloved, I pray that all may go well with you and that you may be in good health, just as it is well with your soul.G273I was overjoyed when some of the friends arrived and testified to your faithfulness to the truth, namely how you walk in the truth.G1063G5463G3029G80G2064G2532G3140G225G4675G2531G4771G4043G1722G225
4I have no greater joy than this, to hear that my children are walking in the truth.G2192G3756G3186G5130G5479G2443G191G1699G5043G4043G1722G225
5Beloved, you do faithfully whatever you do for the friends, even though they are strangers to you;G27G4160G4103G3739G1437G2038G1519G80G2532G1519G3581
6they have testified to your love before the church. You will do well to send them on in a manner worthy of God;G3739G3140G4675G26G1799G1577G3739G4311G516G2316G516G4160G2573
7for they began their journey for the sake of Christ, accepting no support from non-believers.G1063G5228G846G3686G5228G1831G2983G3367G575G1484
8Therefore we ought to support such people, so that we may become co-workers with the truth.G2249G3767G3784G618G5108G2443G1096G4904G225 G1577G235G1361G3588G5383G846G1926G2248G3756
Diotrephes and Demetrius
9I have written something to the church; but Diotrephes, who likes to put himself first, does not acknowledge our authority.G112510So if I come, I will call attention to what he is doing in spreading false charges against us. And not content with those charges, he refuses to welcome the friends, and even prevents those who want to do so and expels them from the church.G1223G5124G1437G2064G5279G846G2041G3739G4160G5396G2248G4190G3056G2532G3361G714G1909G5125G3777G1926G846G1926G80G2532G2967G1014G2532G1544G1537G1577
11Beloved, do not imitate what is evil but imitate what is good. Whoever does good is from God; whoever does evil has not seen God.G27G3401G3361G2556G235G18G15G2076G1537G2316G1161G2554G3708G3756G3708G2316
12Everyone has testified favorably about Demetrius, and so has the truth itself. We also testify for him, and you know that our testimony is true.G1216G3140G5259G3956G2532G5259G225G846G1161G2532G2249G3140G2532G1492G3754G2257G3141G2076G227 G4183G1125G235G2309G3756G1223G3188G2532G2563G1125G4671
New Testament
Final Greetings
13I have much to write to you, but I would rather not write with pen and ink;G219214instead I hope to see you soon, and we will talk together face to face.G1161G1679G1492G2112G1492G4571G2532G2980G4750G4314G4750G1515G4671G5384G782G4571G782G5384G2596G3686
15Peace to you. The friends send you their greetings. Greet the friends there, each by name.
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